Scorched Jimi Hendrix guitar sells for £280000
The first guitar set alight by Jimi Hendrix fetches £280000.

Jimi Hendrix fire-axe sold for loads
Jimi Hendrix’s first flaming guitar has been sold for £282,000.read more

Guitar Hendrix Set on Fire Among Items Sold at Auction
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,557 to a collector from the United States. The scorched Fender Stratocaster was the star lot at an auction of music memorabilia that also included The Beatles' first contract and a gun permit application made out by Elvis Presley. Specialist auction house The Fame Bureau said Hendrix's guitar, which he set alight during a concert at London's Astoria in March 1967, was purchased by en

Jimi Hendrix’s PR Talks About Burning Guitar
The former press officer for Jimi Hendrix recently spoke about the time the legendary guitarist first decided to set his guitar on fire. Tony Garland was present when Hendrix set his guitar on fire. The stunt was reportedly hatched by Hendrix’s manager at the time, and it was Garland’s job to see that the plan [...]

Jimi Hendrix - Hendrixs Pr Talks Burning Guitar
Jimi Hendrix'S former press officer has been talking of the first time the legendary musician decided to set fire to his guitar.Tony Garland was present the first ...

Eight Miles High / **1/2 (No MPAA rating)
By Roger Ebert She was Germany's uber-groupie, a provincial Bavarian girl who lucked her way onto a magazine cover, became a famous model, slept with Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger, and had something a little more than that with Keith Richards. Along the way, she was also involved with a radical commune, was on the cover of Playboy, traveled the world with a playboy in the bus he constructed for her and gave a face to the word Eurotrash.

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction (AP)
AP - A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction
A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elvis Presley's fingerprints and the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek are also included in the big-bucks London sale, which suggests the market in rock 'n' roll memorabilia is booming. The star lot at the sale, run by specialist auctioneer Fame Bureau, is a Fender Stratocaster that Hendrix set ali

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis Memorabilia Up For Auction
LONDON (AP) - A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elvis Presley's fingerprints and the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek are also included in the big-bucks London sale, which suggests the market in rock 'n' roll memorabilia is booming. The star lot at the sale, run by specialist auctioneer Fame Bureau, is a Fender Stratocaster th

Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740
Elvis Presley's application for a concealed-gun permit for the state of California, as well as a set of his fingerprints, sold for $81,740 at an auction in London on Thursday (Sept. 4). The auction also offered a burnt Fender Stratocaster that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix (sold for $497,500) and a management contract signed by the Beatles and Brian Epstein (sold for $426,000). RELATED NEWS Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740 Billy Bob Thornton Crosses Musical Boundaries With Boxmast

Sold!
People are willing to pay big bucks for old Jimi Hendrix memorabilia. The first guitar that Hendrix ever burned on stage just sold at an auction in London yesterday for $495,000! It was his 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar that he torched after his performance in 1967 at London's Finsbury Astoria. Unfortunately for him, Hendrix had to be [...]

Hendrix's first burnt guitar auctioned
The first guitar torched on stage by rock legend Jimi Hendrix in 1967 was sold for STG280,000 ($A594,985) at a rock memorabilia auction in London.

Rock Auction Nets Less Than Expected
I little while back we told you about an upcoming rock memorabilia auction going down in London town. So the results are in. The big ticket items all brought in less than expected. A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,557 to a collector from the United States. A copy of The Beatles' first contract with manager Brian Epstein sold for $426,478, the auctioneers said. An application to the State of California for a concealed-gun pe

Sold Hendrix Guitar and Giant Black Hole: Celestial Discoveries
A Jimi Hendrix iconic guitar sold has been sold and the closest look at a giant black hole that sits at the heart of our own galaxy has been taken by astronomers.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/strange/article_212169991.shtml"><b>More</b>

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector.

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction
A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elvis Presley's fingerprints and the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek are also included in the big-bucks London sale, which suggests the market in rock'n'roll memorabilia is booming. The star lot at the sale, run by specialist auctioneer Fame Bureau, is a Fender Stratocaster that Hendrix set aligh

Fuck, Marry, Kill
Memorabilia Purchased OooohA guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,557 to a collector from the United States.The scorched Fender Stratocaster was the star lot at an auction of music memorabilia that also included The Beatles' first contract and a gun permit application made out by Elvis Presley.Specialist auction house The Fame Bureau said Hendrix's guitar, which he set alight during a concert at London's Astoria in March 1967, was purc

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction
A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Writer Related Entertainment RSS feed LONDON — A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The B

Puns used in headines about the first guitar ... [Unchecked Boomer Nostalgia, Cont.]
Puns used in headines about the first guitar Jimi Hendrix torched onstage going for some $493,000 at an auction in London yesterday: "fire sale," "flaming bargain," "purple blaze." Somehow, no one thought to turn their story into a commentary on standing next to the aftermath of Hendrix's fire. Lost opportunities, people! [Press Association] 9:15 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008 By Maura Johnston

Torched Hendrix guitar sells for $495,000
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Boston, Mass., collector says he paid $495,000 at a London auction for the guitar believed to be the first Jimi Hendrix set on fire during a concert.

Burned Hendrix Guitar Goes For Mega Bucks
The first guitar that Jimi Hendrix ever set on fire has been purchased at an auction for the price of $560,000!! The auction was held in London, and the purchaser was an American collector, Daniel Boucher. This is the same guitar that was set on fire by Hendrix at the Finsbury Park Astoria in 1967. Boucher [...]

Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740
Elvis Presley's application for a concealed-gun permit for the state of California, as well as a set of his fingerprints, sold for $81,740 at an auction in London on Thursday (Sept. 4). The auction also offered a burnt Fender Stratocaster that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix (sold for $497,500) and a management contract signed by the Beatles and Brian Epstein (sold for $426,000). RELATED NEWS Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740 Billy Bob Thornton Crosses Musical Boundaries With Boxmast

Hendrix guitar sells for $497,500
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. ...

Hendrix's guitar sells for £280,000
The first guitar set alight on stage by rock legend Jimi Hendrix has been sold at auction for £280,000.